A private Scottish island has gone on sale for £550,000 - and with the Mull of Kintyre estate just 15 miles away, counts Sir Paul McCartney has a neighbour.

Gigalum Island, off the west coast of Scotland, boasts just over 19 acres, a modern house with three ensuite bedrooms, private beaches and stunning views of the sea.

An additional pathway links the pier with Gigalum House, which was built in 1980 and is on the east of the island, has a central octagonal core, with four wings.

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Bargain: Gigalum Island (left) off the west coast of Scotland, boasts just over 19 acres, a modern house (right) with three ensuite bedrooms

New home: Gigalum House, which was built in 1980 and is on the east of the island, has a central octagonal core, with four wings

Famous neighbours: Sir Paul McCartney owns an estate in nearby Mull of Kintyre where he lived with his first wife Linda and their children (pictured together in the 1970s)

The island has a number of white sand beaches, native woods, rocky outcrops and areas of wildflower, while it's rich in wildlife with seals living on the rocks at the south of the island, otters live along the shore and dolphins are often seen accompanying local fishermen potting for lobsters.

From the family beach at the lagoon, there is a scenic walk around the perimeter where views stretch out to Gigha, Cara, Kintyre and Jura, as well as Northern Ireland.

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It's being sold as 'the perfect solution for island hunters on a more modest budget' and claims to be 'within reach of everyday island dreamers' at a less than the cost of an average one-bedroom flat in London.

Rettie and Vladi Private Islands, which is marketing the site, said: 'Gigalum Island is situated just minutes away from the Mull of Kintyre and boasts breathtaking views as well as a unique three-bedroom property and a pleasantly surprising price-tag.'

Gigalum Island is just 15 miles - as the crow flies - from Mull of Kintyre, where Sir Paul lives, though it would actually take about two hours to get there unless the new buyer owns a helicopter

Sunset: The island has a number of white sand beaches, native woods, rocky outcrops and areas of wildflower, while it's rich in wildlife

Nature: Seals live on rocks at the south of the island, otters live along the shore and dolphins are often seen accompanying local fishermen potting for lobsters

'Gigalum Island is available to purchase now for offers over £550,000 - meaning that for less than the average cost of a one-bedroom flat in London, you could be the proud owner of fully-developed 19.3 acre private island.'

The nearby Kintyre Peninsula became internationally famous when Sir Paul, who has owned High Park Farm on the island since 1966, wrote a song of the same name about the land on the south-west coast.

Bolstered by the video of McCartney and The Campbeltown pipers on a local beach it became the band's biggest hit, was a Christmas number one and was the first single to sell over two million copies nationwide.

However unless the buyer of this island has helicopter, they will have to get a boat to Gigha before getting a ferry to the mainland in a trip that can take up to two hours, to reach the former Beatles legend's estate.

Though they may be a little disappointed as he reportedly hasn't been seen at the house he shared with his first wife Linda in about five years and since marrying American Nancy Shevall, he has been splitting his time between London and New York.

Good deal: The island being sold as 'the perfect solution for island hunters on a more modest budget' and claims to be 'within reach of everyday island dreamers' at a less than the cost of an average one-bedroom flat in London

Remote: The nearby Kintyre Peninsula became internationally famous when Sir Paul, who has owned High Park Farm on the island since 1966, wrote a song of the same name about the land on the south-west coast

Views: From the family beach at the lagoon, there is a scenic walk around the perimeter where views stretch out to Gigha, Cara, Kintyre and Jura, as well as Northern Ireland